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VANCOUVER, CANADA / DOXAfestival 1 CONTENTS Tickets and General Festival Info . 4 Special Programs–Making Waves . 13 The Documentary Media Society . 5 Special Programs–The Philosophers’ Café . 14 Acknowledgements . 6 Youth Programs . 15 Greetings from our Funders . 8 Bright Leaves by David Shields . 16 Welcome from DOXA . 10 The Spirit of Greenham by Astra Taylor . 18 Awards . 11 In the Third Place by Mark Kingwell . 20 Special Programs–Justice Forum . 12 Festival Schedule . 42 SCREENINGS OPENING NIGHT: Bear 71 . 23 The Lifeguard . 82 CLOSING NIGHT: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry . 25 The Light Bulb Conspiracy . 81 5 Broken Cameras . 79 LoveMEATender . 59 78 Days . 77 Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present . 65 A Fierce Green Fire . 37 Meanwhile in Mamelodi . 41 Abendland . 77 The Miners’ Hymns . 65 All Me: The Life and Times of Winfred Rembert . 29 Mostar Round-Trip . .31 An Encounter with Simone Weil . 67 Nuclear Savage . 47 Beer is Cheaper than Therapy . 79 One Step at a Time (Shorts Program) . 33 Big Boys Gone Bananas!* . 45 Patron Saints . 49 The Boxing Girls of Kabul . 53 Photographic Memory . 61 Bright Leaves (Curated by David Shields) . 71 The Prophet . 37 Carry Greenham Home (Curated by Astra Taylor) . 29 The Reluctant Revolutionary . 65 The Castle . 57 Renaissance Man . 73 Coast Modern . 55 Salaam Dunk . 49 Crulic—The Path to Beyond . 49 Scarlet Road . 35 Do You Really Want to Know? . 47 Sex Crimes Unit . 53 The Fallacy (L’Imposture) . 67 Six Million and One . 71 Four Horsemen . 52 Slice of Life (Shorts Program) . 81 General Orders No . 9 . 51 Smokin’ Fish . 29 Get Your Groove On! (Shorts Program) . 57 Staff Entrance (Entrée du Personnel) . 61 Girl Model . 82 Stock Characters: The Cooking Show . 71 Hard Light . 51 Story of Burqa: Case of a Confused Afghan . 27 How To Start a Revolution . 33 The Strawberry Tree . 52 Imagining Emanuel . 39 The Substance—Albert Hofmann’s LSD . 53 In the Third Place (Curated by Mark Kingwell) . 63 Tahrir—Liberation Square . 51 Italy: Love It, or Leave It . 31 The Tightrope of Life . 69 Ivan & Ivana . 39 The Tiniest Place . 82 Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet . 75 United States of Africa . 52 Just Beyond Hope . 74 Vanishing Point . 67 Keepsakes (Shorts Program) . 69 Vinylmania: When Life Runs at 33 Revolutions per Minute . 55 Kinder . 75 Vito . 59 King—A Filmed Record; Montgomery to Memphis . 37 ¡Vivan las Antipodas! . 74 Last Call at the Oasis . 63 Water Children . 41 The Law in These Parts . 73 Who Cares? . 63 2 3 TICKETS + GENERAL FESTIVAL INFORMATION THE DOCUMENTARY MEDIA SOCIETY TICKETS MEMBERSHIP DOXA is presented by The Documentary Media Society, a Vancouver Board of Directors Tickets: $12 DOXA presents films that have not been seen by Consumer based non-profit, charitable society (incorporated in 1998) devoted Marina Adam (vice-chair), Patrick Carroll (treasurer), Dave Frank, Opening Night Film: $20 Protection BC. Under BC law, anyone wishing to see these to presenting independent and innovative documentaries to Lucy Hyslop, Liesl Jauk, Debra Pentecost (secretary), Steve Opening Night Film + Party: $30 unclassified films must be a member of The Documentary Media Vancouver audiences. Robertson (chair), Jim Smith Membership: $3 Society and 18 years of age or older. When you purchase a Festival Pass: $150 (includes $3 membership) membership for $3, you are entitled to attend any screening in 2012, The society exists to educate the public about documentary film as Programming Committee Festival 5-ticket pack: $55* (online only) provided you show your membership card. an art form through DOXA Documentary Film Festival, a curated Mike Archibald, Justin Mah, Tami Wilson, Dorothy Woodend $ and juried festival comprised of public screenings, panel discussions, Festival 10-ticket pack: 100* (online only) The following films have been classified for younger audiences public forums and educational programs. Screening Committee *Purchasers must select films online in advance. Festival 5 and 10 and will therefore not require a membership: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, Alonso Aguilar, Barbara Bedont, Amanda Doiron, Lia Haleem, Ticket Packs are valid for general-admission-priced shows valued at Bear 71, Four Horsemen, The Little Team, LoveMEATender, Murder Rachel Levee, Sonia Marino, Pia Massie, Debra Pentecost, $12 each. Passes and Ticket Packs do NOT include Opening Night Mouth, Salaam Dunk, Stock Characters: The Cooking Show, Story of Carmen Pollard, Sadaf Sadeghi, Nancy Shaw, Jung-Sun Song and Festival parties, or the $3 membership. Burqa: Case of a Confused Afghan, and Vanishing Point. DOXA STAFF, BOARD & COMMIttEES NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES ON ANY TICKETS. Fundraising Committee Interim Executive Director Marina Adam, Joe Clark, Dave Frank, Adrienne Lindsay, Kenji THEATRE PROCEDURES FOR FESTIVAL PASSHOLDERS Kenji Maeda Maeda, Heather Shields SPECIAL OFFER: FREE GEIST SUBSCRIPTION Bring your festival pass to Will Call to receive your ticket for the Programming Director Community Engagement Committee Get a one-year digital subscription to Geist Magazine (geist.com) film(s) you wish to see at that venue for that day. Passholders must Dorothy Woodend Cathay Cheng, Selina Crammond, Dave Frank, Gina Garenkooper, free with your online purchase of a Festival Pass or Ticket Pack. arrive at the venue at least 20 minutes prior to the screening. A festival pass does not guarantee you seating to sold-out shows. Alpha Lam, Ron Luther, Dana Wilson Development Director Your festival pass gives you access to all screenings except Opening Joe Clark ADVANCE TICKETS Night. All passes are strictly non-transferable and passholders are Advisory Committee required to show ID and valid membership. Please note: no one will Nova Ami, Kris Anderson, Colin Browne, Szu Burgess, Peg Advance tickets are available for purchase until 6pm the day before Outreach and Box Office Coordinator Campbell, Mel D’Souza, Ann Marie Fleming, Cari Green, Colin be admitted once the film has begun. the screening. Gina Garenkooper Low, Duncan Low, Alex Mackenzie, Wendy Oberlander, Carmen Zulu Records • 1972 West 4th Avenue Rodriguez, Lauren Weisler, Aerlyn Weissman People’s Co-op Books [cash only] • 1391 Commercial Drive VENUES Finance Coordinator Nancy Loh www.doxafestival.ca Guest Curators Pacific Cinémathèque • 1131 Howe Street (@Helmcken St) Astra Taylor, The Spirit of Greenham Online purchases are subject to processing fees. Vancity Theatre • 1181 Seymour Street (@Davie St) Programming Officer and Volunteer Coordinator Mark Kingwell, In the Third Place: American Juggalos, Empire Granville 7 Cinemas • 855 Granville Street (@Robson St) Justin Mah Heavy Metal Parking Lot, Terminal Bar Denman Cinemas • 1779 Comox Street (@Denman St) David Shields, Bright Leaves TICKETS AT THE VENUES St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church • 1022 Nelson Street Development Officer Festival Box Office • Pacific Cinémathèque, May 5-13 [cash only] (@Burrard St) Selina Crammond Writers Tickets are available for all festival screenings. Box office opens 30 Roundhouse Community Centre • 181 Roundhouse Mews Mike Archibald, Joe Clark, Selina Crammond, Justin Mah, Tami minutes prior to the first screening of the day. (@Drake St and Pacific Blvd) Educational Programs Coordinator Wilson, Dorothy Woodend Subeez Café • 891 Homer Street (@Smithe St) Meghna Haldar Other Venues [cash only] CBC Vancouver • 700 Hamilton Street (@Robson St) Tickets are available for screenings that day at that venue. Box office Communications Coordinator opens 30 minutes prior to the first DOXA screening of the day (one Alpha Lam STAFF hour prior for Opening and Closing Nights). ACCESSIBILITY All theatres are wheelchair accessible (with the exception of Denman Print Traffic Coordinator KENJI MAEda, DorotHY WOODEND, JOE CLARK, GINA GARENkoopER, NANCY LoH Kathy Evans RUSH TICKETS Cinemas) with limited spots available. Attendants accompanying people with disabilities will be admitted at no cost. Rush tickets may be available at the door when all advance tickets Venue Managers have been sold. A generous allotment of seats are reserved for Tammy Bannister, Justin Mah, Carolyn Yu JustiN MAH, SELINA CRAMMOND, MEGHNA HALdar, ALPHA Lam, KatHY EvaNS, Tammy BANNISTER passholders. Any unclaimed seats will be released just prior to the FESTIVAL INFORMATION screening on a first-come first-served basis. [cash only] Media Relations DOXA Office Marnie Wilson / The Artsbiz Public Relations BOARD #5-1726 Commercial Drive Vancouver, BC WILL CALL Graphic Design CAROLYN YU, MARNIE wiLSON, STEVE CHow MARINA Adam, Patrick CARROLL Canada V5N 4A3 Will Call opens one hour prior to screening for Opening and Closing steve chow / chowdesign Nights, and 30 minutes prior for all other screenings. Please arrive in 604.646.3200 | www.doxafestival.ca advance to allow time to pick up your order. You must present your / DOXAfestival confirmation number in order to pick up your tickets. DavE FRANK, Lucy HYSLOP, LIESL Jauk, DEBRA PENTEcost, STEVE RobErtsoN, Jim SmitH 4 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS THANK YOU Thank you to our contributors, supporters, and volunteers: The Documentary Media Society gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our funders, sponsors, and partners. Josephine Anderson Jay Dodge Naz Jamshedian James Moore Karen Shimokura PRESENTING Partner Kris Anderson Sue Donaldson Gerald Joe Laura Moore Christian Sida-Valenzuela Mike Archibald John Dippong J. Stewart Johnson Gail Moyle Jack Silberman Luanne Armstrong Sherry Ewings Jalal Karim Ken Muir Dr. Jennifer Simons PoChu AuYeung Kamilla Fahradova Moira Keigher Kelly Murphy Jim Sinclair Murray